Does leachate discharged from a privately owned and operated landfills have to be reported as a “wastewater discharge” under the AWR program?
A11: Yes, if there are known critical materials present in the landfill, or present in the leachate being discharged, a wastewater report must be filed with the DEQ. However, landfills required to file Form R under the federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program are not required to report information required under R299.9004 (2) (f) and (g). If no critical materials are present in the landfill, nor discharged as a wastewater, an abbreviated wastewater report may be filed with the DEQ. Q12: I have trace amounts of heavy metals in my water intake system used for contact cooling purposes. Will I have to do expensive water quality testing to determine if the intake water contains critical materials? A12: No. The quantity of critical materials present in any intake water is exempt from reporting under the AWR program.
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